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Noreen buys another house

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OREEN McMANUS, the wife of racehorse owner JP, has bought a second property on Ailesbury Road.

McManus, who bought the former home of Bernard McNamara, a property developer, on the road late last year, has now purchased another property from McNamara, a mews house at number 14A that was for sale with an €800,000 asking price. The cut-stone house extends to about 1,855 sq ft but is derelict. The sale was recorded in the registry of deeds last week.

McManus is likely to have been attracted by the property’s development potential. It is set on 0.33 acres, backing on to Wanderers rugby club, and includes two garages, storerooms, lofts and workshops. It can be accessed from the rear of No 22/24, the house she bought earlier this year from McNamara.

A neighbouring mews at 16A Ailesbury Road also sold recently but it is not clear if McManus bought it. The